Babeland Sexy Moms Series

I love this Babeland series about parenting and sex- really getting the word out that this is something we all need to be taking about. As one of my fellow panelists said in the Time Out New York Kids issue- "Talking to your kids about sex is teaching them about critical thinking."

See you there.

Sexy Moms Series: Talking With Your Kids About Sex
Wednesday, October 28, 7:00pm, FREE!
Babeland Brooklyn, 462 Bergen Street (between Flatbush and Fifth Avenue)
This month’s "Sexy Moms Series" event will feature sexuality educator, Amy Levine, who will share tips about how to talk with your kids about sexuality-related topics. This discussion is for parents who would like to raise sexually healthy children but aren’t sure where to start, what to say or how to keep conversations open and ongoing. Complimentary refreshments will be served. This event is jointly sponsored by The New Space for Women’s Health, Bump and Park Slope Parents. Complimentary refreshments will be served courtesy of Sip Wines and Joyce Bakery.

Time Out New York Kids

Hey I'm in Time Out New York Kids this month, as one of the parents in a roundtable discussion about parenting and sexuality called Parental Guidance Suggested. I had a great time, which I guess isn't surprising considering that I love to talk about sex and motherhood. The other participants were smart and funny and I felt like I learned a lot from their experiences. I was super happy to be a part of it and nervous that I would say something really stupid, which I am sure I did but I believe they edited out.

Earlier tonight my partner Ken sat down beside me and read it.

"Did I come off okay?"

"Mmmhmm."

"Did I say anything objectionable?"

"Well anything you say Felix is going to object to when he's about twelve years old."

He's right. I've already started writing Felix letters to be read when he's older, just in case I die in a car crash and he's left with quotes of me in a magazine saying things like, "Felix definitely touches his penis a lot."

I showed Felix the magazine and he was way more interested in the "Kids' Fave iPhone Apps" feature.

I really commend TONYKids for taking this on, and writing about sex positive parenting and parents' real experiences in a way that most parenting magazines with their national advertisers wouldn't allow. Anyway, take a look, it's on the newsstands now (it's not online yet.) And dude I wore that crazy eighties dress that was my sister's because it covered my arms and belly, and clearly I shouldn't bother trying to make my hair look nice for a magazine because it didn't work.

Sick Stories at Issue Project Room

I'm doing a reading of newish work- revamped text from (What I Know About) My Parents' Sex Life aka Fuck Me Like It's 1945.